Complete Up To Date Information about ChlorMax / Deccox .
NADA Number: 045-444 | |
| Proprietary Name |
ChlorMax / Deccox® Decoquinate & Chlortetracycline |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride Decoquinate |
| Species |
Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.195 Decoquinate. Specifications: Type A medicated article containing 6 percent decoquinate. Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: 27.2 grams Decoquinate per ton of feed and Chlortetracycline 200 to 400 grams per ton of feed. Indications: For the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E. mivati, E. maxima, and E. brunetti; for contol of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and air sac infection caused by M gallisepticum and Escherichia coli susceptible to chlortetracycline. Limitations: Feed continuously for 7 to 14 days. Do not feed to chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Bentonite should not be used in decoquinate feeds. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for the sum of tetracycline residues in tissues of beef cattle, nonlactating dairy cows, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and duck or 2 parts per million in muscle, 6 parts per million in liver, and 12 parts per million in fat and kidney. A tolerance is established for residues of chlortetracycline in eggs of 0.4 part per million. Tolerances for residues of decoquinate in food are established in uncooked edible tissues of chickens, cattle, and goats at 2 parts per million in tissues other than skeletal muscle, and 1 part per million in skeletal muscle. |